Rounds 1-19 Results: Harmon Killebrew Kirby Puckett Rod Carew Tony OlivaJoe Mauer Bert Blyleven Kent Hrbek Jim KaatJohan SantanaTorii HunterJustin Morneau Frank ViolaJoe Nathan Brad Radke Gary Gaetti Bob AllisonJim PerryChuck Knoblauch Rick Aguilera Rick Aguilera didn't possess the door-slamming prominence of Joe Nathan. He wasn't lovably mad like Eddie Guardado. In his period, closers didn't turn the ballpark right into a go crazy Pablo Lopez Shorts upon their arrival. Aggie just accumulated saves whether for champs or cellar-dwellers. Coming to the Minnesota Twins in the 1989 Frank Viola swap after a rather effective beginning period with the New York Mets, Aguilera was immediately installed in the bullpen and from 1990-1993 was a top-tier hurler in the fairly modern function of one-inning better. In the 1991 playoffs, he taped 5 saves in 8. 1 IP and permitted simply one run. Traded to the Boston Red Sox late in 1995, Rick needs to have appreciated the Land of 10,000 Lakes, as he promptly returned in cost-free company and lent a hand Minny pinstripes with 1999! Also on those usually awful Twins squads from93-' 99, Aggie would still acquire saves318 in total. One of my earliest "following the team in earnest" memories is of choosing up a Celebrity Tribune in95 and seeing that Aguilera had been traded. The next entrance: A sweet-fielding SS with a couple of unforgettable moments. Round 20: Picture by Ruby ImagesGetty ImagesCamilo PascualConsidering that Camilo Pascual's very first seven MLB seasons with the Washington Senators were absolutely nothing to write home about57-84, 4. 04 AGE, 97 PERIOD+ it is fantastic he makes this poll collection in all. Yet the train adventure west to Minnesota rejuvenated the curveball expert. His next six years in Doubles Area: 80-51, 3. 17 AGE, 121 AGE+. Camilo scratched 2 20-win periods, 4 200+ K campaigns, and was a seasonal All-Star wearing the TC cap. Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios by means of Getty Images StudiosGetty ImagesCesar TovarThe key value of Cesar Tovar was his ability to play every position on the diamondquite actually. His "Requirement Fielding" Baseball-Reference table is a sight to see. Yet he might also add with the lumber and on the base courses. From 1965-1972, his 162-game average was 685 , 173 H, 29 2B, 28 SB, even BB: K proportion, and 102 OPS+. Basically, Tovar was a league-average batter that gave tremendous versatility in the field. Add everything up and he contributed 25. 8 battle with the Doubles in a brief time period. Dave GoltzPlying his profession throughout the "constantly. 500" period of 1970s Doubles baseball, Dave Goltz had among the most nondescriptyet solidtenures in franchise business history. His 1977 campaign20-11, 303 IP, 19 CG, 3. 36 AGE, 119 AGE+ gathered him Cy Youthful Honor votes, and his78 may have been even better. From 1974-1979, the Pelican Rapids citizen was a lock to scratch 15 victories with solid peripherals also on boring squads. Picture by Hannah FoslienGetty ImagesBrian DozierIn the very early goings of Target Area, it was significantly thought about a bottle's parkuntil Brian Dozier found the cheat code. Initially a weak-fielding, mediocre-hitting SS possibility, Dozier re-invented himself after discovering he can activate balls and send them right down the LF line and into the bleacher seats. From 2014-2018 he struck 143 crowning achievement in a Twins attire, to the tune of a 114 OPS+. His flare for dramatic, clutch dingers was likewise epic. Establish Number: X43115Greg GagneGreg Gagne's business card was always his defense. Thinking of the early- '80s core, his Fielding Runs Above Average ratings were routinely in dual digits on the positive side and his Variety Variable typically remained at a strong 4. 5. His bat84 OPS+ from 1985-1992might wax and wane, however he installed an 1 Twins Shorts. 187 OPS in 22 1987 ALCS plate looks, then in the subsequent World Series clubbed a homer, videotaped 10 overall bases, and sped up the Video game 7 consent run. In 1991's Autumn Standard, he put the Twins definitively in control of Game 1 with a large blast.